Varicose veins in the lower extremities A “sinew” snaking and creeping on the calf, or even spread to the thigh. At first it is just an “eyesore”, and then gradually there is soreness, swelling, dry skin, foot fungus, pigmentation, and even non-healing ulcers on the lower leg, what is going on here? This is caused by varicose veins. Etiology is the problem of venous valves Causes Congenital factors Long-term standing work Heavy physical labor Chronic cough Habitual constipation Pregnancy Obesity Treatment: Simple varicose veins of lower extremities have the following options for your reference 1, general treatment: calf muscle exercise, sleep padding affected limbs, wearing medical compression stockings 2, sclerotherapy: injection of sclerosing agent into varicose veins to occlude the blood vessels. It has high recurrence rate and side effects. 3.Surgical treatment: the problematic veins are pumped out of the body through surgery. Traditional surgery: superficial veins are ligated at the root of the thigh and multiple incisions are made in the lower leg to remove the varicose veins. It is more traumatic, more painful for the patient, longer hospital stay, more scarring and higher recurrence rate. High saphenous vein ligation-catheter electrocoagulation: After ligating the superficial vein at the root of the thigh, electrodes are introduced into the varicose vein with a fine needle puncture to occlude the vessel by electrocoagulation in order to achieve the same effect as surgical excision without leaving a scar. Deep vein surgery: If the deep vein lesion is severe, a more complex surgery is performed.